We pen ours up when the camps around us have tenants. Keeps everyone happy and safe. Other than that they get to range over 95% of the time. We’re in the woods with coon, cats and all the other vermin. So the ranging is limited to daylight hours and when we’re at home.
My question is if wire mesh can be used on the floor to raise meat chickens in an elevated and stationary location similar to a rabbit hutch. I’m not concerned with moving a tractor as I have less than and acre of land. They would be a Dual Purpose Wyandotte x Sussex.
I’m new to this site. My name is Jamie. My wife Renee and I have an adopted flock of ten layers. Through this and that we have currently the Gremlins: 5 blue lace dotte hens two gold laced hens and a gold laced Little Guy, a roo that tries but my Speckled Sussex roo keeps him rather subdued. I...
I culled five bullies out of my flock. Comets, ‘lorps and EE’s. I just skinned and deboned the meat and pressure canned it. My only regret is not separating the light from dark. But that was only for appearance sake. Flavor was excellent. They were at least a year old. I got a flock of ten or so...